Africa: Humour Ignores Social Distancing – Postcolonial Irony and COVID-19 in Africa

[African Arguments] In February 2020, many analysts assumed Covid-19 would arrive in Africa before it reached Europe. From the outset, international humanitarian experts have worried about how the virus would impact Africa. While the long-term implications have yet to be seen on the continent, Covid's impact in Europe – with hundreds of thousands of cases – is undeniable, creating as famed cartoonist Gado illustrates, a 'new world order'. There is, of course, a certain irony to how these events have unfolded, particularly sinRead the Original Article